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G. HONEY.

LADDER.

Patented June 23, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES RONEY, OF BETHANY, ILLINOIS.

LADDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,665, dated June 23,1896.

Application filed August 1, 1895. gerial No. 557,814. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES RONEY, of Bethany, in the county of Moultrieand State of Iliinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Ladders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to general-utility ladders, that is, to ladderscapable of serving a variety of purposes. It is exemplified in thestructure hereinafter described and it is defined in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective representation of the lower section of the ladder. Fig. 2 isa perspective representation of the entire ladder fully extended. Fig. 3is a perspective representation of the upper section of the ladder.

The lower section of the ladder is composed of the rails 1 and 2, havingthe step-bars 3 secured to one face and the stay-bar a secured to theopposite face about in line with the second step-bar from the top. Theupper ends of the rails l and 2 are beveled at their sides, as shown at5 and 6, and they have the holes 7 ,which serve a purpose to behereinafter explained. The upper section of the ladderis composed of therails 8 and 8, having on one face the step-bars 9, and on the other facea stay-bar 10, about in line with the lowest stepba-r. Blocks 11 aresecured to the sides of the rails in line with the lowest step-bar andsuch blocks are recessed to receive the beveled ends of the rails of thelower section. The lowest step-bar and the stay-bar 10 extend beyond therails and aid the blocks in holding the beveled ends of the lower railsin position when the ladder is fully extended. Blocks 12 are secured tothe sides of the lower ends of the rails of the upper section, and holes13 are formed through such rails at the upper ends thereof.

To extend the ladder, the lower end of the upper section is placedbetween stay-bar 4 and a step-bar 3 of the lower section with thebeveled ends of the rails of the lower section resting in therecesses-of blocks 11 between the stay-bar 10 anda step-bar 9, whileblocks 12 bear against the inner sides of the lower rails and steady theupper section laterally. In this position the ladder will reach to a considerable height and will be as substantial as if the rails werecontinuous.

The two sections may be used separately for short ladders when desired.

I have found a ladder constructed as described very serviceable ingathering fruit, and many other uses are obvious.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A ladder comprising two sections, the first sectionof which is composed of rails having step-bars 3 on one face and astay-bar e on the opposite face, the upper ends of the rails beingbeveled laterally, and the second section composed of rails havingstep-bars 9 on one face, a stay-bar 10 on the opposite face, andrecessed blocks 11 on the sides of said rails to receive the beveledupper ends of the first section, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign my name in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

CHARLES HONEY. Attest:

JAMEs OMARA, L. P. GRAHAM.

